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Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Kapasi ZF, Qin D, Kerr WG, Kosco-Vilbois MH, Shultz LD, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) precursors in primary lymphoid tissues ,
J Immunol
 160 , 1078-84 , 1998
Cells
Follicular dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, lactating Holstein
Miranda, S. , Wang, Y. , Purdie, N. , Osborne, V. , Coomber, B. and Cant, J.
Selenomethionine Stimulates Expression of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and 3 and Growth of Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells in Primary Culture. ,
J Dairy Sci
 92 , 2670 , 2009
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 400 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, heifer, 200kg
Weber M. , Purup S. , Vestergaard M. , Ellis S. , Scndergard-Andersen J. , Akers R. and Sejrsen K.
Contribution of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding Protein-3 to Mitogenic Activity in Bovine Mammary Extracts and Serum ,
J Endocrinol
 161 , 365 , 1999
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
M-199
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine
Baumrucker, C. , Deemer, K. , Walsh, R. , Riss, T. and Akers, R.
Primary Culture of Bovine Mammary Acini on a Collagen Matrix ,
Tissue Cell
 20 (4) , 541 , 1988
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS/Medium 199
Mammary
Mouse

Mouse, female

Sun, H. , Xu, X. and Deng, C.
Preparation of Single Epithelial Cells Suspension from Mouse Mammary Glands. ,
Bio Protoc
 10 , e3530 , 2020
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Cheng, N. and Lambert, D.
Mammary Transplantation of Stromal Cells and Carcinoma Cells in C57BL/6J Mice. ,
J Vis Exp
 54 , e2716 , 2011
Cells
Fibroblasts, carcinoma
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 12 week
Taddei, I. , Deugnier, M. , Faraldo, M. , Petit, V. , Bouvard, D. , Medina, D. , Fassler, R. , Thiery, J. and Glukhova, M.
Beta1 Integrin Deletion from the Basal Compartment of the Mammary Epithelium Affects Stem Cells ,
Nat Cell Biol
 10 , 716-22 , 2008
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
see reference
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Boulanger CA, Smith GH.
Reducing mammary cancer risk through premature stem cell senescence ,
Oncogene
 20 , 2264-72 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial stem
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Pronase : 1.25%
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, virgin, female, 4 month
Beck, J. , Hosick, H. and Watkins, B.
Growth of Epithelium From a Preneoplastic Mammary Outgrowth on Response to Mammary Adipose Tissue ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 25 (5) , 409 , 1989
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 50 µg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (C3H/HeN), female
Taketani, Y. and Oka, T.
EGF Stimulates Cell Proliferation and Inhibits Functional Differentiation of Mouse Mammalian Dipithelial Cells in Culture ,
Endocrinology
 113 , 871 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, female
Jones, W. and Hallowes, R.
Isolation of the Epithelial Subcomponents of the Mouse Mammary Gland for Tissue-Level Culture Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 8 (1) , 17 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD
Brake P. , Zhang L. and Jefcoate C.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Cytochrome P4501B1 in Rat Mammary Fibroblasts: Evidence for Transcriptional Repression by Glucocorticoids ,
Mol Pharmacol
 54 , 825 , 1998
Cells
Mammary fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Nakamura, T. , Endo, K. and Kinoshita, S.
Identification of Human Oral Keratinocyte Stem/Progenitor Cells by Neurotrophin Receptor p75 and the Role of Neurotrophin/p75 Signaling. ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 628-38 , 2007
Cells
Oral epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Patino WillmarD, Kang Ju-Gyeong, Matoba Satoaki, Mian OmarY, Gochuico BernadetteR, Hwang PaulM.
Atherosclerotic plaque macrophage transcriptional regulators are expressed in blood and modulated by tristetraprolin ,
Circ Res
 98 , 1282-9 , 2006
Cells
Carotid artery plaque macrophage
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Miscellaneous
Invertebrate

Octopus vulgaris

Maselli, V. , Xu, F. , Syed, N. , Polese, G. and Cosmo, A.
A Novel Approach to Primary Cell Culture for Octopus vulgaris Neurons. ,
Front Physiol
 9 , 220 , 2018
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
L15-ASW
Miscellaneous
Mouse

Mouse

Hameed, M. , Rai, P. , Makris, M. and Weger-Lucarelli, J.
Optimized Protocol for Mouse Footpad Immune Cell Isolation for Single-cell RNA Sequencing and Flow Cytometry. ,
Star Protocols
 4 , 102409 , 2023
Cells
Leucocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
He, M. , Wu, B. , Ye, W. , Le, D. , Sinclair, A. , Padovano, V. , Chen, Y. , Li, K. , Sit, R. , Tan, M. , Caplan, M. , Neff, N. , Jan, Y. , Darmanis, S. and Jan, L.
Chloride Channels Regulate Differentiation and Barrier Functions of the Mammalian Airway. ,
Elife
 9 , 53085 , 2020
Cells
Trachea
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Atta, H. , Gheinani, A. , Wacker, A. , Heshmati, Y. , Bigger-Allen, A. , Lambrinos, G. , Gao, Y. , Bielenberg, D. and Adam, R.
A Single Cell Dissociation Approach for Molecular Analysis of Urinary Bladder in the Mouse Following Spinal Cord Injury. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2020
Cells
Urinary bladder
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 50 u/ml
Collagenase Type 3 : 40 u/ml
Papain : 45 u/ml
Collagenase Type 6 : 20 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode solution
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Kim, Y. , Wang, S. , Tymanskyj, S. , Ma, L. , Tao, H. and Zhang, L.
Dcc Mediates Functional Assembly of Peripheral Auditory Circuits. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 23799 , 2016
Cells
Cochlear
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Futami, I. , Ishijima, M. , Kaneko, H. , Tsuji, K. , Ichikawa-Tomikawa, N. , Sadatsuki, R. , Muneta, T. , Arikawa-Hirasawa, E. , Sekiya, I. and Kaneko, K.
Isolation and Characterization of Multipotential Mesenchymal Cells from the Mouse Synovium. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e45517 , 2012
Cells
Synovial mesenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Jan, T. , Chai, R. , Sayyid, Z. and Cheng, A.
Isolating LacZ-Expressing Cells from Mouse Inner Ear Tissues Using Flow Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 58 , e3432 , 2011
Cells
Cochleaer
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Stock, A. , Booth, S. and Cerundolo, V.
Prostaglandin E2 Suppresses the Differentiation of Retinoic Acid-Producing Dendritic Cells in Mice and Humans. ,
J Exp Med
 208 , 761 , 2011
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
DME
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, C. , Jia, T. , Mendez-Ferrer, S. , Hohl, T. , Serbina, N. , Lipuma, L. , Leiner, I. , Li, M. , Frenette, P. and Pamer, E.
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells Induce Monocyte Emigration in Response to Circulating Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. ,
Immunity
 34 , 590 , 2011
Cells
Spleen, bone marrow endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-10 week
Ji, H. , Rintelen, F. , Waltzinger, C. , Meier, D, Bilancio, A. , Pearce, W. , Hirsch, E. , Wymann, M. , Ruckle, T. , Camps, M. , Vanhaesebroeck, B. , Okkenhaug, K. and Rommel, C.
Inactivation of PI3Kgamma and PI3Kdelta Distorts T-cell Development and Causes Multiple Organ Inflammation. ,
Blood
 110 , 2940 , 2007
Cells
Salivary gland and stomach
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 25-30 g
Minamoto Kanji, Pinsky DavidJ.
Recipient iNOS but not eNOS deficiency reduces luminal narrowing in tracheal allografts ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1321-33 , 2002
Cells
Tracheal inflammatory cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, 6 month
Kean, T. and Dennis, J.
Synoviocyte Derived-Extracellular Matrix Enhances Human Articular Chondrocyte Proliferation and Maintains Re-Differentiation Capacity at Both Low and Atmospheric Oxygen Tensions. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0129961 , 2015
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 660 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase Type 2 : 583 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Bovine
Bovine
Absher, M. , Woodcock-Mitchell, J. , Mitchell, J. , Baldor, L. , Low, R. and Warshaw, D.
Characterization of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype in Long-Term Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 25 (2) , 183 , 1989
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Bovine
Bovine
Davies, P. and Kerr, C.
Modification of LDL Metabolism by Growth Factors in Cultured Vascular Cells and Human Skin Fibroblasts ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 712 , 26 , 1982
Cells
Smooth muscle, fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.055%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Chicken
Chick
Chamley-Campbell, J. , Campbell, G. and Ross, R.
The Smooth Muscle in Cell Culture ,
Physiol Res
 59 , 1 , 1979
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05% - 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Chicken
Chick, white leghorn, 12 day
Bullaro, J. and Brookman, D.
Comparison of Skeletal Muscle Monolayer Cultures Initiated With Cells Dissociated by the Vortex and Trypsin Methods ,
In Vitro
 12 , 564 , 1976
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Puck's saline A
Muscle
Chicken
Chick, white leghorn, embryos, 11 day
Tepperman, K. , Morris, G. , Essien, F. and Heywood, S.M.
A Mechanical Dissociation Method For Preparation of Muscle Cell Cultures ,
J Cell Physiol
 86 , 561 , 1975
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Saline G
Muscle
Chicken
Chick, embryonic
Hilfer, S.
Collagenase Treatment of Chick Heart and Thyroid , Tissue Cult Methods & Applications , Kruse, P., and Patterson, M. , 246 , 1971
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
CMF HBSS
Muscle
Chicken
Chick embryonic
Rinaldini, L.
An Improved Method for the Isolation and Quantitative Cultivation of Embryonic Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 16 , 477 , 1959
Cells
Various tissues (heart, liver, skeletal, cardiac)
Enzymes
Trypsin : various grades
Medium
CMF Tyrode's solution
Muscle
Frog
Frog
Shepherd, N. and Kavaler, F.
Direct Control of Contraction Force of Single Frog Atrial Cells by Extracellular Ions ,
Am J Physiol
 251 , C653 , 1986
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
CF Ringer
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Xenopus laevis
Anderson, M.J. , Cohen, M.W. and Zorychta, E.
Effects of Innervation on the Distribution of Acetylcholine Receptors on Cultured Muscle Cells ,
J Physiol
 268 , 731 , 1977
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
L15 medium
(see reference)

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

Adipose/Fat
Adrenal
Bone
Brain
Cartilage
Colon
Endothelial
Epithelial
Eye
Heart
Intestine
Kidney
Liver
Lung
Lymph nodes
Mammary
Miscellaneous
Muscle
Neural
Organoids
Pancreas
Parotid
Pituitary
Prostate
Reproductive
Scales
Skin
Spleen
Stem
Thymus
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Tonsil
Tumor
Note: We have not limited the references listed to only those papers using Worthington enzymes. Generally speaking, the tissue dissociation enzymes offered by Worthington can be used interchangeably for most preparations cited.